Radiator shield



Feb. 9 ,1926. 1,572,465l

v I J. M. MORAN RADIATOR SHIELD Filed Dec. 4, 1924 INVENTOR L/b/z/gY/V. Moran Patented Feb. 9, 1.926. UNITED STA-T Es PATENT .o

JOHN M. M onanor SEATTLE, wesnfrne'ron.

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Application led December Il, 1924. lSerial No. 753,770.

To aZZ 'u1/zam it may concern: v

' Be it known that lf, JOHN M. MoRAN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle; in the county of, King and State of 5, lVashington, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Radiator Shields, of `which the following is a speci ication.

My invention relates .to radiatorwshields and the object of my invention is to lprol5 extend outwardly from the wall, the parts of l vide a radiator shield having a sectional back p stalled3 on steam or hot water radiators of the form that are supported by brackets that said sectional back portion being slotted to fit over the brackets that support the radiator in such a manner that the heated air cannot pass upwardlyibetween the wall and the radiator.

interposed between an ordinary steam or hot water radiator and an adjacent wall and will extend up and over the top of the radiator to deflect heated air outwardly and to prevent contact oir' such heated air with the wall thereby better distributing the heated air into a room and protecting the wall from excess heat and from the well knownblackening effect that occurs on the wall behind and above the radiator.

I accomplish the above objects by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinl' Figure 1 is a perspective view of aradiator showing my lshield Adisposed thereon;

a larger scale on hroken'line 2, 2, of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detached view in front elevationot the `radiator shield-and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a means for closing a 'sloten an end plate of the shield. i

Referring to thedrawings,` throughout which like reference numeralsindi'cate like parts, l have shown a radiator shield embodying a normally vertical lback portion comprising an upper section '5 and a lower ortion whereby it may -be readily in Fig; 2 is a sectional View of the saine on f section 6. The upper section 5 is connected i by an integral curved portion 7 with a topy portion 8 that is inclined at an angle 'of more than ninety degrees relative to the back portion 5 so thatwhen the shield is placed upon a radiator 9 with the backporltion extending vertically between the radiator and an adjacent wall 10 the top portion 8 will extend outwardly over the top ofthe radiator in upwardly inclined relation relative to the horizontal.

same downwardly and inwardly throughout substantially three fourths of one complete revolution thereby leaving,v on the inner side, an opening 12 through which dust that is carried by ascending currents of heated air may enter a dust trap 13 that is formed within'such roll. A dust absorbent packing 14 is provided within the dust trap 13.

l.-shaped brackets 15 of angular'cross-sectional shape are provided at the ends of the shield and cooperate with the rolled portion 11 to form-a rigid and Substantial shield structure.

The back portion of the shield is made up ot the upper section 5 and the detachable lower section G which cooperate to facilitate the installation ot' the shield on radiators 9 ot the form that are supported by brackets .16 that extend' outwardly from the wall behind such radiator.

The upper back portion 5 may be permanently secured to the The top' portion S is provided at the strontA edge with a roll 11 formed by bending the L-shaped end brackets 15, as with rivets 17, 1

but they lower back section 6 is detachably securedto said brackets 15, bolts 18.

The lower-edge of the upper back section 5 is provided with upwardly extending vnotches 20and the upper edge of the detachable back section 6 is provided with corresponding downwardly` extending notches 21 that register with the notches 20 and ht over the sup-ports 16 when the shield is installed.

lin installing the shield the lower back section 46 is first detached from the end brackets 15, the shield'is then lowered into' position from above with the notches 20 litting over the brackets 16 and the lower backsection 6is then slipped. up over the brackets 16 from below and secured to the end brackets 15 by means of the bolts'18.

lit desired, clamp hooks 22 may be used as by screws vor vided on the top portion 8 of the shield and.

Supports 23 that -otfer little resistance to the outward passage of heated air are proare arranged to radiator 9. A

The lower back section 6 is bentl rearwardly vat its bottom edge to form a detlector 24 within the extremity of which is secured a packing strip 25 of felt that makes contact with the wall 10. p l Detachable end plates 26 are provided at the ends of the shield to cover 'the'ends of the `radiator when said radiator is placed in rest uponp'the top of the close proximity toa side Wall. These end plates 26 are notched at their top edges, as

at 27, to permit the passage therethrough of pipes 28A that Amay be connected with the radiators and the notches 27 areprovided with slidably attached plates 29' that close u any excess space around a pipe 28 or that substantially close the notches 27 Where there are no pipes to project therethrough.

What I claim is: 4 In a radiator shield.- a top -portion arranged to extend over the top of a radiator, a back portion arranged to extend downwardly behind a radiator, said backportion beingformed ofA an upper section and a lower detachable section arranged to overlap said upper section and having 'notches affording passageways through which radiator supports may extend and a ilexible wall engaging detlector. member extending 'out- Wardly and downwardly .from the bottom edge-of said lower detachable section.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name 1924. y

JOHN M. MORAN.

this 20th day of November A. D. 

